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Choice Bits

Overheard on the Intertubes

Wading into the chatterstream in hip boots, we wield the Axiom of Choice with gleeful abandon.

What’s Hot

Top-Ten lists are passé—ours goes to 11.
These are the top titles that folks are interested in currently,
along with their rank from last month. This is based solely on direct
sales from our online store.

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SQL Antipatterns

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Agile Web Development with Rails, Third Edition

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Language Implementation Patterns

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The RSpec Book

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iPhone SDK Development

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Hello, Android

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ExpressionEngine 2.0

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Metaprogramming Ruby

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Programming Ruby 1.9

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Security on Rails

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Web Design for Developers

Opinions Vary on Apple’s iPad

[iPad] is Apple’s way of asserting that they’re taking over the penthouse suite as the strongest and best company in the whole ones-and-zeroes racket.
—
John Gruber

[T]he iPad with a 1024x768 screen resolution works great for a full VDI XenDesktop. Windows applications run unmodified and securely in the data center, and even multiple applications at once.
—
Chris Fleck

This thing, the iPad, is a dog.
—
Dave Winer

Following Hill and Bill

Tuning into Hillary speech on Internet Freedom. For all this hype, she better introduce a tablet.
—
Steven Levy

We stand for a single Internet where all of humanity has equal access to knowledge and ideas.
—
Hillary Clinton